Diaethria
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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- Diaethria anna
- Diaethria astala
- Diaethria bacchis
- Diaethria candrena
- Diaethria ceryx
- Diaethria clymena
- Diaethria eluina
- Diaethria euclides
- Diaethria gabaza
- Diaethria neglecta
- Diaethria nystographa
- Diaethria pandama
Introduction
The "88" and "89" butterflies, so called because of the pattern on the ventral surface of the hindwing, are a charismatic neotropical genus often found assembled in numbers to gather salts from mud puddles.
References
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Diaethria eluina |
|---|---|
| Location | Curitiba, Brasil |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Image:Diaethria_eluina.jpg |
| Source Collection | Wikimedia Commons |
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| Scientific Name | Diaethria astala |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico: San Luís Potosí, Xilitla |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Gill Carter |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Source | Astala Eighty-eight (Diaethria astala) |
| Source Collection | Neotropical Butterflies |
| Copyright | © 2003 Gill Carter |
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